Sunday, March 1, 2020

Photo of the Italian man diagnosed with Coronavirus

A faint picture of the Italian man being treated for Coronavirus at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos where he is being isolated, has been shared online by the Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi.

Professor Abayomi who visited the man at the Isolation center, shared the photos on his Twitter handle

I visited the #COVID19 patient a male Italian national who is isolated at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, where he is been managed by our well trained staff. I spoke to him and assured him of the Lagos state government's resolve to ensure he gets adequate care'' he wrote

“While at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, I took time to inspect the ongoing renovation of the isolation wards. The renovation should be completed in a couple of days. I am satisfied with the renovation and preparedness work in the hospital,” he added.